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Lots of stuff going on with personnel today. We got the pro debuts from a whole bunch of 2015 drafts, but let's start with the promotions!
Thankful for the experience on the east cost with @GoSquirrels, but really excited for the opportunity to join the @RiverCats #onestepcloser
— Mac Williamson (@mwilliamson7) June 26, 2015
Kelby Tomlinson is officially headed to Sacramento. Promoted to AAA after last night's game! @sportsguybrock @SaintsSports #onestepcloser
— Bill Prater (@BEP_547) June 26, 2015
2B Austin Slater promoted to Richmond today. Slater joins Tyler Beede as first 2014 #SFGiants draftees to advance to Double-A.
— Joe Ritzo (@JoeRitzo) June 25, 2015
Thankful for every opportunity, back to the east coast today!
— Hunter Cole (@hcole6) June 26, 2015
I believe Josh Osich is heading for Sacramento as well, though haven't been able to confirm that yet. Pretty exciting days ahead!
HIGHLIGHTS: D.J. Snelten K's 9 in 6 shutout innings. Aramis Garcia went 4 for 6. Johneshwy Fargas reached base 4 times. Mikey Edie went 3 for 4 with 3 SB.
Sacramento won at Fresno (Astros), 7-5
Winning their three game series, 2-1 (HA! ha)
|
Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
BA |
LF |
Ryan Lollis |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.323 |
SS |
Ehire Adrinaza |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.321 |
C |
Hector Sanchez |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.239 |
DH |
Jarrett Parker |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.270 |
Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
HB |
WP |
ERA |
Matt Cain, W, 1-2 |
5.2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4.02 |
Steven Okert |
1.1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4.50 |
Cory Gearrin |
0.2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3.06 |
Erik Cordier, S 5 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.86 |
Matt Cain warming up before tonight's Fresno Grizzlies game. pic.twitter.com/P7aS0fUOba
— Bryant-Jon Anteola (@Banteola_TheBee) June 26, 2015
Matt Cain had a fine final tune up prior to rejoining the Giants as he got up to 98 pitches with 4 Ks. His one mistake resulted in a 2 run HR to Jonathan Singleton, who also touched up Cory Gearrin later for his second HR of the night (17th of the year).
Great moment as Matt Cain gets a standing ovation from the Fresno crows as he comes out of the game.. He tips his cap in appreciation.
— Johnny Doskow (@JDoskow) June 26, 2015
You can see the full raw interview video feed of Cain after the game here, discussing his stuff, his return to SF, and also reminiscing a bit about his days in Fresno a decade ago. Good stuff!
POSTGAME INTERVIEW: Matt Cain After Rehab Start - YCV: http://t.co/ennfzvEJEA
— Amy Gill (@amygillsports) June 26, 2015
The RiverCats pounded out 14 hits, including 5 XBH, to help overcome the Grizzlies 3 HR night. Ehire Adrianza continued his excellent AAA season with three hits, a run scored and his 6th SB of the year. Adrianza's making a great case to be back in SF as a UT infielder at some point if the Joaquin Arias era ever ends. Sacramento also got 2 HRs of their own, one from Carlos Triunfel and this one that opened the game's scoring from Hector Sanchez
Richmond lost to Trenton (Yankees), 4-0 in 5.1 innings Rain Shortened
|
Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
BA |
2b |
Kelby Tomlinson |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.324 |
RF |
Mac Williamson |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.293 |
CF |
Engel Beltre |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
HB |
WP |
ERA |
Kyle Crick, L, 1-3 |
0.2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
Joan Gregorio |
3.1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4.30 |
Stephen Johnson |
0.2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3.97 |
A deluge ended this game and a deluge began it. The deluge that ended it was the latest in the series of heavy thunderstorms we've been having all month which shut the game down in the top of the 6th. The deluge that began it was the hailstorm of Kyle Crick's wildness, walking four batters without managing to get out of the first inning. His final line could easily have been much worse, had not Joan Gregorio come in and gotten out of the bases loaded situation Crick left behind without more runs scoring. But as it is it was bad enough.
I think Kyle can officially be labeled a "mess" at this point. He has 20 BBs vs. 8 Ks in his past 4 starts and the innings pitched of those four games have decreased: 5.1, 3.0, 3.0, 0.2. The Pitcher Whisperers are definitely finding Kyle a tough case to crack. I'm not sure how much longer they can keep running him out there like this at this point.
The Richmond hitters were almost entirely silent in this game, mounting only 2 hits and no other baserunners in their 5 innings of at bats. It was the final game for two hitters at the top of the order and in general the Richmond roster is about to see a lot of turnover with Tomlinson, Williamson, Osich out, Slater and likely some others coming in. The group that started the season managed to rebound admirably from a disastrous stretch in April, leaving the second-half roster in position to make a post-season run at 38-33, 3.5 games behind in their division.
And of course, the last note for Richmond: they have a starting pitcher who's going to be making an upcoming trip to Cincinnati, and he'll be reuniting with a former SJ teammate there:
.@SFGiants prospects named to 2015 #FuturesGame rosters: Tyler Beede (US) Keury Mella (World) http://t.co/FBdGBu1ymf pic.twitter.com/IUu77FjFUe
— Futures Game (@futuresgame) June 25, 2015
San Jose lost to Modesto (Rockies), 5-2
|
Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
BA |
SS |
Christian Arroyo |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.306 |
RF |
Hunter Cole |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.313 |
3b |
Ryder Jones |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.287 |
LF |
Daniel Carbonell |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
HB |
WP |
ERA |
Tommy Hanson, L, 1-1 |
2.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.25 |
Luis Ysla |
2.2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8.05 |
Ian Gardeck |
1.0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.23 |
Christian Jones |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.13 |
Tommy Hanson pulled after just two innings in his start tonight for the #SJGiants. Allowed 1 run on 2 hits.
— Joe Ritzo (@JoeRitzo) June 26, 2015
Why so early?
No idea. Went 5 innings in each of his first two starts. https://t.co/214GWDQ84c
— Joe Ritzo (@JoeRitzo) June 26, 2015
Modesto posted single runs off Hanson and Luis Ysla in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th innings and that would be all they would need against a pretty punchless SJ attack. The Giants managed 8 hits. They had no XBH and just 1 walk. Cristian Arroyo and recently returned Daniel Carbonell were the only SJ hitters to reach base twice in this game, with Arroyo having the only mulit- hit line. They did scratch together a couple of rallies, including this little dink and dunk masterpiece:
I hazarded a guess yesterday that part of the reasoning behind the Slater promotion was to allow Cole to get back to playing the infield and increasing his flexibility. At least in game 1, post-Slater, that wasn't the case, as former Nat Jeff Kobernus was brought up from the AZL and plugged right into Slater's former spots in both the lineup and the 2b position. I'd still like to see Cole take more infield reps, as I think the bat will play better if it's not confined to a corner OF spot. But given Cole's tweet above, it looks like that's not in the offing as he joins Slater and Beede as the third member of the 2014 draft class to hit AA.
Augusta beat Rome (Braves), 3-2 in 12 innings
|
Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
BA |
CF |
Johneshwy Fargas |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.296 |
C |
Aramis Garcia |
6 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.235 |
3b |
Jonah Arenado |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.270 |
RF |
Dylan Davis |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
.208 |
Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
HB |
WP |
ERA |
D.J. Snelten |
6.0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.72 |
Raymundo Montero |
1.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.86 |
Carlos Diaz |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.55 |
Dusten Knight, W, 5-1 |
1.2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.72 |
The Greenjackets got right back at it following the All star break with their very favorite kind of game: Extra Innings! You like pitchers' duels? This game was scoreless through the first 11 innings.
You look at D.J. Snelten's stuff from the left side and you think to yourself, he should have one of those games. And tonight he finally did. This was the second consecutive start in which Snelten has had a career high in Ks. Last time out he tied his previous high (set in rookie league AZL) of 7, and in this game he smashed through that with 9 over his 6 shutout innings. The move back down to the Sally was no doubt hard for D.J. but he's starting to make it pay off.
Aramis Garcia was a "Best of the Rest" hitter in today's BP Minor League Update, in which they say the same kind of things that we've been hearing from scouts about Garcia all year. Despite the poor stat line in Augusta, everything about his swing suggests that his bat should play perfectly well at the highest levels. He's got great bat speed, a good idea of the strike zone, and a stroke that is balanced to hit to all fields. Along with strong leadership and an excellent arm and pop times, there's no reason why Garcia shouldn't become a major league Catcher in time.
The poor stat line for OF Dylan Davis on the other hand, is more concerning. He came into the draft last year with red flags about the holes in his swing (there were clubs that reportedly liked him better as a pitcher) and those holes have definitely shown up in pro ball. Last night he balanced Garcia's four hits with his own four Ks, which gives him 15 Ks (vs. 2 BBs) in 55 PA since his demotion to Augusta. He had a 23% K rate in SJ, but with a healthy 11.5% BB rate which I'd assume we'll see return in his Augusta line soon enough.
Johneshwy Fargas reached based 4 times last night which is good to see out of the leadoff hitter. His walk rate is still just 5.9% though. I'd like to see that come up in the second half. He got CS for the 13th time last night, vs 30 SB.
I put Dusten Knight's line in because anybody of the LOLPitcherWins camp could just have a photo of that line serve as an example of why it's a silly stat (though I do still love counting them).
Seems like every team in the system made roster moves today, and Augusta was no exception:
Augusta gets LHP Carlos Diaz back from AA Richmond. Also gets OF Brennan Metzger from S-K.
— David Lee (@David11Lee) June 25, 2015
Salem Keizer lost at Hillsboro (Diamondbacks), 4-1
|
Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
BA |
CF |
Ronnie Jebavy |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
SS |
C.J. Hinojosa |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
3b |
Jose Vizcaino, JR. |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
HB |
WP |
ERA |
Nathanael Santiago, L, 0-1 |
2.2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.40 |
Eric Sim |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3.00 |
Nolan Riggs |
5.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
.@RonbonJebavy homers in his pro debut, but the Volcanoes fall to Hillsboro. Return home tomorrow night, 6:35pm. pic.twitter.com/drzLhrngdS
— Volcanoes Baseball (@SKVolcanoes) June 26, 2015
Three different members of the 2015 draft class made their pro debuts in this game, to varying degrees of success. Jose Vizcaino took a hat trick in his first pro game, while Who's Your Baby connected for his first pro HR.
In all the SK offense managed just 4 hits, with Jebavy's HR the only XBH. And continuing a trend toward poor peripherals they had 11 Ks and 0 BBs on the night. Ouch!
Nolan Riggs, an undrafted free agent signed in 2014 out of Sam Houston St. gave the Volcanoes a huge lift last night, nearly throwing a "quality start" from the bullpen. In his two appearances this year, he has 9 Ks, 1 BB, 2 hits and 0 runs allowed in 9 IP.
And here's the Volcanoes video recap of the Wednesday night game which includes an interview with Logan Webb as well as lots of footage of Webb:
EDIT: Here's the series recap from Volcanoes TV, includes a great catch from Jebavy last night as well as lots of other good stuff:
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AZL Giants beat the AZL Indians, 4-2
|
Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
BA |
SS |
Jalen Miller |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
CF |
Mikey Edie |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
.294 |
LF |
Byron Murray |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.350 |
3b |
Nathanael Javier |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.238 |
2b |
Kevin Rivera |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.571 |
Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
HB |
WP |
ERA |
Jordan Johnson |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
Luis Pino, W, 1-0 |
5.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.79 |
There were four more members of the 2015 draft class who made debuts in this game. Three of them went hitless: 23rd rounder 1b Dillon Dobson out of Appalachian State, 24th rounder C Zachary Bowers out of Harrison HS in Georgia, and 28h rounder RF Ashford Fulmer out of the University of Houston.
Per @jimcallisMLB, @SFGiants agree to $1.1m deal w/ 3rd-rounder Jalen Miller. Bonus Tracker: http://t.co/9InbCotXI0 pic.twitter.com/lpnOxvkAWd
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 16, 2015
But the big debut was 3rd round pick Jalen Miller. At the bat, Miller had a dynamic debut with 2 hits, a walk and a SB. In the field Miller was a little shakier making 2 fielding errors. Mikey Edie had his first big game stateside with three hits, an RBI and his first 3 SB of the season. Mikey reached base a 4th time via a HBP.
Though the lineup was dominated by 2015 draftees, it's two 2014 draftees that really impacted the game, as 19 year olds Byron Murray and Kevin Rivera contributed half the team's hits and all of its XBH. Unlike the SK team, the AZL showed good peripherals, with 3 Ks and 3 BBs in the game.
20 year old LHP Luis Pino had an excellent DSL campaign back in 2012, but this is now his third AZL season. 21 year old Jordan Johnson was the 23rd round pick in 2014 out of CSU Northridge. He's a native of Elk Grove. The college pitcher hasn't had much luck getting his pro career untracked yet.
DSL Giants beat the DSL Rojos, 9-5
|
Age |
Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
BA |
2b-SS |
18.9 |
Manuel Geraldo |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.318 |
1b |
18.9 |
Alilzon Rodriguez |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.222 |
3b |
17.2 |
Francisco Medina |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.280 |
CF |
17.6 |
Jose Patino |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.200 |
Age |
Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
HB |
WP |
ERA |
16.10 |
Luis Amaya, W, 1-0 |
2.1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.32 |
With all these new faces, it's worth remembering that LHP Luis Amaya is still the youngest player in the Giants organization. The little lefty is flashing an 11.20 K9 thus far and picked up his first career LOLWin yesterday.
Little used big man Alilzon Rodriguez has 2 hits in 9 PA this year, but they're both big flies. He was a six figure signee in 2013 because of his power potential. With a double in 3 ABs, Francisco Medina has his SLG at .507. Manuel Geraldo now has 8 hits and 5 BBs in his past 5 games.
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Wow. That's a whopping big bunch of news for one day between promotions, debuts and Matt Cains coming back to SF. Can't wait to see what today brings!